Brown Sugar, How Come You Taste So Good?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that lipstick is back in a big way. So, for those of you who intend to embrace this trend, please note that you can’t just jump in head-first.

Before you even think about twisting up that new tube of lipstick, you need to think about those flaky lips that have been hiding beneath your gloss for the last couple of months. Oh, the horror!

If you’re in dire need of a pucker-perfecting product, look no further than The Lip Scrub. Created by a fellow beauty addict, Sara Happ (left), this sugar-based exfoliant acts like a lip loofah and leaves your pout kissably soft.

In 2005, frustrated by the lack of lip smoothers on the market, Happ transformed her kitchen into a laboratory and got to work.

“I kept reading ‘exfoliate lips with a wet washcloth or a baby toothbrush’ in all of my magazines, and I thought there had to be a better way. So I made it myself,” she explains.

Today, Ashlee Simpson, Charlize Theron, Kate Moss, and Reese Witherspoon are reported fans.

The Lip Scrub comes in six lip-smacking flavors: Almond Crème, Brown Sugar (my fav), Cinnamon Sugar, Cocoa, Peppermint, and Vanilla Bean.

Happ’s clever concoction is now available in over 200 luxury boutiques throughout the United States and Canada, and is distributed in more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Germany. You can purchase yours online at thelipscrub.com.

Sara - you’ve come a long way, baby!